CVEvulnerability
CVE-2008-5184
10.0 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2008-11-21
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 10.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-255
Description
The web interface (cgi-bin/admin.c) in CUPS before 1.3.8 uses the guest username when a user is not logged on to the web server, which makes it easier for remote attackers to bypass intended policy and conduct CSRF attacks via the (1) add and (2) cancel RSS subscription functions.
Affected configurations
• apple cups (<= 1.3.7)
• apple cups 1.1
• apple cups 1.1.1
• apple cups 1.1.2
• apple cups 1.1.3
• apple cups 1.1.4
• apple cups 1.1.5
• apple cups 1.1.5-1
• apple cups 1.1.5-2
• apple cups 1.1.6
• apple cups 1.1.6-1
• apple cups 1.1.6-2
• apple cups 1.1.6-3
• apple cups 1.1.7
• apple cups 1.1.8
• apple cups 1.1.9
• apple cups 1.1.9-1
• apple cups 1.1.10
• apple cups 1.1.10-1
• apple cups 1.1.11
• apple cups 1.1.12
• apple cups 1.1.13
• apple cups 1.1.14
• apple cups 1.1.15
• apple cups 1.1.16
• apple cups 1.1.17
• apple cups 1.1.18
• apple cups 1.1.19
• apple cups 1.1.20
• apple cups 1.1.21
• apple cups 1.1.22
• apple cups 1.1.23
• apple cups 1.2
• apple cups 1.2.0
• apple cups 1.2.1
• apple cups 1.2.2
• apple cups 1.2.3
• apple cups 1.2.4
• apple cups 1.2.5
• apple cups 1.2.6
• apple cups 1.2.7
• apple cups 1.2.8
• apple cups 1.2.9
• apple cups 1.2.10
• apple cups 1.2.11
• apple cups 1.2.12
• apple cups 1.3
• apple cups 1.3.0
• apple cups 1.3.1
• apple cups 1.3.2
• apple cups 1.3.3
• apple cups 1.3.4
• apple cups 1.3.5
• apple cups 1.3.6
Related
Weakness · not in database (1)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2774 www.cups.org
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/ Exploit
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3 www.openwall.com
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-11/msg00002.html lists.opensuse.org
- http://www.cups.org/str.php?L2774 www.cups.org
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/blog/pwning-ubuntu-via-cups/ Exploit
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:028 www.mandriva.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/19/3 www.openwall.com